Gastrointestinal (GI) stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors
specific to the GI tract, generally defined as KIT (CD117)-positive tumors with a characteristic …

Recently, there has been intense interest in the study of gastrointestinal stromal tumour
(GIST); one might call it a virtual GIST revolution. This is due largely to the realization that …

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are thought to arise from the
interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs). ICCs form a network surrounding the myenteric plexus and …

As the most common and most important cancer of the pancreas, with rapid mortality and
now also as the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, pancreatic …

Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) is a peculiar cell network composed of cells having processes
described by the eminent Spanish neuroanatomist of the 19th century, S. Ramon y Cajal …

Most gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) occur in the tubular gastrointestinal (GI) tract,
but some present apparently outside the GI tract. In this study, we analyzed 112 GISTs …

The author reports a very rare case of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the uterus. A 74-
year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of pelvic pain. Imaging modalities …

A 67-year-old woman was found to have an incidental pancreatic mass on computed
tomographic examination of her abdomen in the course of investigation of hematuria. The …

Literature data suggest that inflammatory cells such as mast cells (MCs) are involved in
angiogenesis. MCs can stimulate angiogenesis by releasing of well identified pro …

The author reports a very rare case of sporadic primary multiple extragastrointestinal stromal
tumors (EGISTs) of the omentum associated with different mutations of the exon 11 of the c …